Know Your New Carrier

KNOW YOUR NEWS CARRIER

Zachary Ewaniuk, 14, has carried The Morning Call near his home in Hellertown the past year, receiving several Carrier Achievement awards for service.

He said his mother, Peg Eure, and stepfather, Lance Eure, help him deliver the papers. The carrier said they usually deliver on foot.

On Sundays, "They put the paper in the trunk, and then we drive around," he said.

The carrier is a ninth-grader at Saucon Valley High School and is usually an honor roll student. He was a left defender on the school's junior varsity soccer team.

A Life Scout with Troop 349, at Christ Lutheran Church, Hellertown, Ewaniuk said he has been in Scouting six or seven years and has 11 or 12 merit badges. He said he and his family also help with church breakfasts and Communions.

He said he became a carrier for extra money. He recently purchased a mountain bike with Call profits and is planning to join the Lehigh Valley Velodrome, where his friend and fellow Call carrier Greg Denko of Hellertown is already a member.

"Every month I put $100 into my savings account," he continued, explaining that he plans to use the money for college.

His career plans are wide-ranging.

"I want to be a pilot or join the Special Forces or be a cook," he said.

Finally, he said his most memorable experiences as a Call carrier have been "scaring people or them scaring me." He said customers sometimes don't notice his approach when he wears dark clothing and they are shocked at seeing him when they open the door. Similarly, they scare him if they open the door unexpectedly.

His advice to new carriers is, "Get up a little extra earlier in case it rains, be nice to people and put the paper where they want."